In being realistic we do not always have to be pessimistic. Christ never blinked his eyes at bad things. But he never became so obsessed with human evil that he lost faith in man.

There are parts of a ship which taken by themselves would sink. The engine would sink. The propeller would sink. But when the parts of a ship are built together, they float. So with the events of my life. Some have been tragic. Some have been happy. But when they are built together, they form a craft that floats and is going places. And I am comforted.

Love is the outreach of self toward completion.

As long as we can keep our international relations in the realm of conference rather than open conflict, we are giving truth more time to vindicate itself. And what we ourselves need is more faith in the power of truth.

Gentleness is a divine trait: nothing is so divine as gentleness, and nothing is so gentle as real strength.

The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.

Balance the bad news of life with the good news of Christ.